Periodically, we have been taking a look at a CNN article about rescuing your retirement. This can be just as crucial — and maybe even more so — for those who work from home. If you have a home business, chances are that you need to worry even more about your investment portfolio. Today, we will look at Step 3 of CNN's five steps to helping your retirement portfolio in these economic times:

Step 3: Keep working

It doesn't seem like the ideal solution, but if you can keep working for a few more years, it will give your retirement portfolio some time to recover. Plus, you'll build up the opportunity for bigger Social Security payments down the road. (Don't forget: If you have a home business, you are still paying into the Social Security system.)

At this point, if you can put off complete retirement, that is best. It may mean taking on a part-time job if you can't keep your full-time job. And if you have a home business, you could pull back if your financial position allows it.

Other posts in this series include Pump Up Your Portfolio and Evaluating Where You Are Now.